Bankrupt IP Sam Henderson. The bankrupting of a former insolvency firm partner who’s worked at Jirsch Sutherland and Cor Cordis has triggered a wave of appointments, some of which have subsequently been overturned by the ATO. Samuel Henderson, who left Jirsch Sutherland in 2013 and then spent time at Cor Cordis before going out on his own, was bankrupted on Thursday, August 29, 2019 on…

COMMENT Presenting oneself as a fierce and tireless scrutiniser of insolvency practitioners is all the rage among the relevant regulators at the moment. The view among much of the bureaucracy seems to be that these highly qualified professionals cannot be trusted and only heavy regulatory shackles will prevent them from abusing their position to the detriment of all. It’s nonsense of course but regulation is…

David Leigh, the former PPB Advisory (PPBA) partner who stunned the profession after it emerged he had allegedly pinched $800,000 to pay debts, is set to stun again. In the Supreme Court of Queensland yesterday, Leigh filed a notice of intention to defend a claim for recovery of the funds, launched on February 28, 2018 by PPBA. From what can be gleaned from the document…

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Peter Gosnell - Editor

Insolvency News Online chronicles the travails of the insolvency and restructuring professions Australia wide, highlighting the triumphs and failures of registered practitioners and the accounting and legal professionals who work with them. INO is produced by Peter Gosnell, former business editor and senior business reporter at The Daily Telegraph newspaper. During a decade-long career, your correspondent reported on such notable corporate collapses as HIH, One.Tel, Westpoint and Fincorp as well as some of the nation's highest-profile bankruptcies and the investigations and prosecutions arising from Australia's most notorious instances of white-collar crime.